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Oldest Universities in Australia

What are the oldest Universities in Australia? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 39 Australian higher education institutions sorted by year of establishment and meeting uniRank's selection criteria:

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Australia.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

Oldest Universities in Australia


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List of 39 Australian universities by year of establishment
University Town/City #
The University of Sydney Sydney 2
The University of Melbourne Melbourne 4
Federation University Australia Ballarat 37
The University of Adelaide Adelaide 7
RMIT University Melbourne 11
University of Tasmania Hobart 21
Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn 19
The University of Queensland St Lucia 5
The University of Western Australia Crawley 9
University of New England, Australia Armidale 28
Australian National University Canberra 6
University of New South Wales Sydney 1
Monash University Clayton 3
La Trobe University Melbourne 16
Macquarie University Sydney 8
University of Technology Sydney Sydney 10
The University of Newcastle Callaghan 20
Curtin University Perth 13
Flinders University Adelaide 22
Central Queensland University North Rockhampton 35
University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba 32
University of Canberra Canberra 30
James Cook University Townsville 23
Griffith University Brisbane 15
Deakin University Geelong 14
University of Wollongong Wollongong 17
Murdoch University Murdoch 25
Bond University Gold Coast 34
Charles Sturt University Bathurst 24
Queensland University of Technology Brisbane 12
The University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle 39
Charles Darwin University Darwin 36
Western Sydney University Penrith 18
Victoria University Melbourne 27
Australian Catholic University North Sydney 29
Edith Cowan University Joondalup 26
Southern Cross University Lismore 31
University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs 33
Torrens University Australia Adelaide 38
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Australia?

There are 39 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Australian higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

What is the oldest university in Australia?

The University of Sydney, located in Sydney, is the oldest university in Australia according to uniRank's research.

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